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Bradley Blomquist is a financial advisor with High Tide Advisory LLC in Iron Mountain, MI, holding a Series 65 credential and having one year of industry experience. He is also the founder of two affiliated businesses, BJB Insurance Solutions, which focuses on life-insurance and annuity products, and High Tide Tax Solutions, providing tax-return preparation and planning services. Prior to his advisory career, he worked at Pregis Corporation and spent time in full-time education. High Tide Advisory LLC offers non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, families, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a strategic, long-term allocation approach primarily through third-party ETF- and index-oriented model portfolios, with services that include tax-aware planning, insurance and estate coordination, and business retirement-plan consulting.

John Benzie is a financial advisor with Global View Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple affiliated entities within the Global View Capital group since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, Benzie officiates high school basketball and baseball games. Global View Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses technical and quantitative methods to manage strategies and operates its own research arm that generates daily rankings and buy/sell alerts for its programs.

Charles Kuhtz III is a CFP® certificant with 41 years of industry experience. He is currently with Intrua Financial and has worked at LPL Financial, LLC since 2016 and at Freedom Wealth Alliance from 2016 to 2023. Outside of financial advising, he is a musician based in Oconomowoc, WI. Intrua Financial is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized asset allocations and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive financial planning and retirement plan advisory services.

Gregory La Freniere is a financial advisor at Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones for 21 years before joining Kingsview in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he owns North Forty Wild Apples LLC, an online retail business that sells tree seedlings. Kingsview Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate entities, providing wealth management, financial planning, and asset management through a network of advisers and an internal portfolio group. The firm offers tailored portfolio management and model strategies across various securities, supported by proprietary models and partnerships for tax, estate, and alternative-asset services.

Lance Marcell is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Kingsford, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2016 and has operated his own financial services business since 2005. Marcell is also involved with the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel, where he provides educational presentations. PlanMember Securities Corporation offers retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, functioning as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation approach to managing risk-based mutual fund portfolios and provides education, support services, and personalized retirement planning to plan sponsors and participants.

Laird Trepp is a financial advisor with Cetera who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. He has worked with Cetera and its affiliate Cetera Wealth Services since 2021 and was previously with VOYA Financial Advisors. Trepp is also an independent insurance agent involved in the sale of fixed insurance products. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a large SEC-registered firm serving individual, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services and operates a multi-manager platform allowing advisors to implement diverse investment strategies.